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The surgical treatment of snoring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. G. Harries
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
D. A. Antonios
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
J. S. Carruth
Affiliation:
Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, Southampton, UK.
J. A. S. Carruth*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr John A. S. Carruth, Ph.D., F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO9 4XY. Fax: (01703) 794868

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Review Article
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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